Historical birthday on this day

26 Nov 1609

Henry Dunster American clergyman and first President of Harvard College born in Bolholt Bury Lancashire (d. 1659)

26 Nov 1640

Carl Rosier Dutch baroque composer born in Lige (d. 1725)

26 Nov 1653

Andreas Anton Schmelzer Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1701)

26 Nov 1657

William Derham English clergyman natural theologian and scientist born in Stoulton Worcestershire (d. 1735)

26 Nov 1663

Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) born in Lima Peru (d. 1743)

26 Nov 1678

Jean Jacques dOrtous de Mairan French geophysicist born in Bziers France (d. 1771)

26 Nov 1703

Theophilus Cibber English actor and writer born in London England (d. 1758)

26 Nov 1727

Artemas Ward American politician and soldier (major general during the American Revolutionary War) born in Shrewsbury Massachusetts (d. 1800)

26 Nov 1731

William Cowper English pre-romantic poet (His Task) born in Berkhamsted Hertfordshire England (d. 1800)

26 Nov 1736

Charles-Joseph Panckoucke French publisher (Mercure de France) born in Lille France (d. 1798)

26 Nov 1744

Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff German composer born in Erlangen Bavaria (d. 1785)

26 Nov 1754

Georg Forster German writer naturalist (A Voyage Round the World) and revolutionary born in Nassenhuben (Mokry Dwr) Royal Prussia Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1794)

26 Nov 1795

Carl Philipp Fohr German painter and cartoonist born in Heidelberg Germany (d. 1818)

26 Nov 1795

Cornelis Pieter Jacob Elout Dutch military and President of West Sumatra born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1843)C

26 Nov 1809

Mari Obiols Catalan composer born in Barcelona (d. 1888)

26 Nov 1810

William Armstrong 1st Baron Armstrong and British industralist (hydraulic crane) born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1900)

26 Nov 1816

William H. T. Walker American Major General (Confederate Army) born in Augusta Georgia (d. 1864)

26 Nov 1818

Louis Lacombe French pianist and composer born in Bourges France (d. 1884)

26 Nov 1823

Thomas Tellefsen Norwegian pianist and composer born in Trondheim Norway (d. 1874)

26 Nov 1827

Alfred Moore Scales American politician (45th Governor of North Carolina) born in Reidsville North Carolina (d. 1892)

26 Nov 1828

Ren Goblet French politician (41st Prime Minister of France) born in Aire-sur-la-Lys France (d. 1905)

26 Nov 1832

Mary Edwards Walker American surgeon and womens rights leader and only woman to receive Medal of Honor (bravery during Civil War) born in Oswego New York (d. 1919)

26 Nov 1832

Rudolph Koenig German physicist born in Knigsberg Prussia (d. 1901)

26 Nov 1847

Maria Feodorovna Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia born in Yellow Palace Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1928)

26 Nov 1850

Henricus van de Wetering Archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) born in Hoogland Netherlands (d. 1929)

26 Nov 1853

Bat Masterson American gunfighter in the Wild West born in Henriville Canada East (d. 1921)

26 Nov 1857

Ferdinand de Saussure Swiss linguist (Mmoire sur le systme primitif des voyelles dans les langues indo-europennes) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1913)

26 Nov 1858

Katharine Drexel American philanthropist and Roman Catholic Saint born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1955)

26 Nov 1862

Marc Aurel Stein Hungarian-British archaeologist born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1943)

26 Nov 1864

Herman Gorter Dutch socialist and poet (May Tiny Heros Poem) born in Wormerveer Netherlands (d. 1927)

26 Nov 1865

Earl Ross Drake American composer born in Aurora Illinois (d. 1916)

26 Nov 1869

Maud of Wales Queen of Norway as spouse of King Haakon VII born in Marlborough House London (d. 1938)

26 Nov 1874

Edmond Fleg[enheimer] Swiss-French author (Ecoute Israel) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1963)

26 Nov 1876

Bart van der Leck Dutch painter (Style) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1958)

26 Nov 1878

Marshall Taylor American track cyclist and the first African American to achieve the level of world champion (1899 world track championships) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1932)

26 Nov 1885

Heinrich Brning German politician and Chancellor of Germany (1930-32) born in Mnster Province of Westphalia German Empire (d. 1970)

26 Nov 1888

Franz Jung German writer and political activist born in Nysa (d. 1963)

26 Nov 1889

Albert Dieudonn French actor and novelist (Backbiters Napoleon) born in Paris France (d. 1976)

26 Nov 1892

Joe Guyon American NFL halfback (Canton Cleveland Oorang Rock I etc) born in White Earth Minnesota (d. 1971)

26 Nov 1894

Norbert Wiener American mathematician (discovered cybernetics) born in Columbia Missouri (d. 1964)

26 Nov 1894

James Charles McGuigan Catholic cardinal archbishop of Toronto born in Hunter River Prince Edward Island Canada (d. 1974)

26 Nov 1288

Go-Daigo 96th Emperor of Japan (1318-39) born in Kyto Japan (d. 1339)

26 Nov 1436

Princess Catherine of Portugal Portuguese princess of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon and writer born in Lisbon (d. 1463)

26 Nov 1607

John Harvard English clergyman and founder of Harvard College born in Southwark Surrey England (d. 1638)

26 Nov 1895

Bertil Lindblad Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system) born in rebro Sweden (d. 1965)

26 Nov 1895

Bill Wilson American co-founder (alcoholics anonymous) born in East Dorset Vermont (d. 1971)

26 Nov 1899

Bruno Hauptmann German kidnapper of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III born in Kamenz Saxony Germany (d. 1936)

26 Nov 1901

Philip Idenburg Dutch statistician born in Hillegersberg Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1995)

26 Nov 1902

Alberto Morin Puerto Rican actor (Two Mules for Sister Sara Rio Grande) born in San Juan Puerto Rico (d. 1989)

26 Nov 1902

Gerrit Jan van der Veen [Wolffensperger] Dutch resistance fighter born in Amsterdam (d. 1944)

26 Nov 1904

Armand Frappier French-Canadian physician and microbiologist born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec Canada (d. 1991)

26 Nov 1905

George Emlyn Williams Welsh actor and playwright (David Copperfield) born in Mostyn Wales (d. 1987)

26 Nov 1905

Bob Johnson American baseball player born in Pryor Oklahoma (d. 1982)

26 Nov 1906

Sandro Fuga Italian composer and painist born in Mogliano Veneto (d. 1994)

26 Nov 1907

Ruth Patrick American botanist and limnologist born in Topeka Kansas (d. 2013)

26 Nov 1908

Charles Forte Italian-British hotel magnate (Savoy) born in Mortale Italy (d. 2007)

26 Nov 1908

Lefty Gomez American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees) born in Rodeo California (d. 1989)

26 Nov 1908

Philipp Mohler German composer born in Kaiserslautern Germany (d. 1982)

26 Nov 1909

Frances Dee American actress (Of Human Bondage) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2004)

26 Nov 1909

Eugene Ionesco Romanian-French playwright (Rhinoceros Bald Soprano) born in Slatina Romania (d. 1994)

26 Nov 1910

Cyril Cusack South African actor (Day of the Jackal Fahrenheit 451) born in Durban South Africa (d. 1993)

26 Nov 1911

Raymond Scheyven Belgian minister of Economic Affairs born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1987)

26 Nov 1911

Ronald Diggens English fabric manufacturer and multi-millionaire

26 Nov 1911

Samuel Reshevsky Polish-American chess grandmaster born in Ozorkw Congress Poland Russian Empire (d. 1992)

26 Nov 1912

Eric Sevareid American author and News correspondent (CBS) born in Velva North Dakota (d. 1992)

26 Nov 1912

Gunnar Snstevold Norwegian composer born in Elverum Norway (d. 1991)

26 Nov 1913

Foy Draper American relay runner (Olympic gold 1936) born in Georgetown Texas (d. 1943)

26 Nov 1915

Earl Wild American composer and pianist (Caesars Hour NBC Symph 1942) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2010)

26 Nov 1915

Herbert Joeks [Herman Hugten] Dutch actor (Snip & Snap Pipo de clown) born in Haarlem Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1993)

26 Nov 1916

Bob Elliott MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates Boston Braves) born in San Francisco (d. 1966)

26 Nov 1916

Mareo Ishiketa Japanese composer born in Wakayama Japan (d. 1996)

26 Nov 1917

Adele Jergens American actress (Dark Past Fuller Brush Man) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2002)

26 Nov 1918

Patricio Aylwin Chilean lawyer and politician President of Chile (1990-94) born in Via del Mar Chile (d. 2016)

26 Nov 1919

Frederik Pohl American sci-fi author (3 Hugo Gateway Bipohl) born in NYC New York (d. 2013)

26 Nov 1920

Istvn Srkzy Hungarian composer born in Pesterzsbet Budapest Hungary (d. 2002)

26 Nov 1920

Paul Rodenko Dutch poet and author (Stolen Lover) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1976)

26 Nov 1920

Daniel Petrie Canadian television and movie director born in Glace Bay Nova Scotia Canada (d. 2004)

26 Nov 1921

Franoise Gilot French painter designer and author (Life with Picasso) born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France

26 Nov 1921

Verghese Kurien Indian engineer (billion-litre idea) born in Calicut India (d. 2012)

26 Nov 1923

Patricia Pat Phoenix British actress (Coronation Street L Shaped Room) born in Fallowfield Manchester England (d. 1986)

26 Nov 1924

George Segal American painter and sculptor of lifelike mixed-media figures (Bus Driver) born in NYC New York (d. 2000)

26 Nov 1924

Jasu Patel Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner 9-69 v Aust 1959) born in Ahmedabad Gujarat India (d. 1992)

26 Nov 1925

Eugene Istomin American pianist (Leventritt Award-1943) born in NYC New York

26 Nov 1925

Gregorio Alvarez Uruguayan Dictator President of Uruguay (1981-85) born in Montevideo (d. 2016)

26 Nov 1927

John Carter American actor (Scarface The Hoax Badlands Max-Falcon Crest) born in Center Ridge Arkansas (d. 2015)

26 Nov 1927

Ernie Coombs American childrens entertainer (d. 2001)

26 Nov 1928

John Barton British theatre director and co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company born in London England (d. 2018)

26 Nov 1928

Don Tregonning Australian tennis player and coach born in Melbourne Victoria

26 Nov 1929

Betta St John [Betty Jean Striegler] American actress singer and dancer (Dream Wife Corridors of Blood) born in Hawthorne California

26 Nov 1929

Lorraine Macleod dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)

26 Nov 1930

Berthold Leibinger German Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

26 Nov 1931

Hank Garrett American actor and comedian (Car 54 Where Are You) born in Monticello New York

26 Nov 1931

Adolfo Prez Esquivel Argentine painter and activist (1980 Nobel Peace Prize) born in Buenos Aires Argentina

26 Nov 1931

Adrianus J Cardinal Simonis archbishop of Utrecht

26 Nov 1931

Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo Italian downhill skier (Olympic bronze 1952)

26 Nov 1932

Alan Stout American composer born in Baltimore Maryland

26 Nov 1934

Ludmila Shevtsova USSR 800m runner (Olympic gold 1960)

26 Nov 1935

Marian Mercer actresssinger (Dean Martin Show) born in Akron Ohio

26 Nov 1937

Boris Borisovich Yegorov USSR doctorcosmonaut (Voskhod I)

26 Nov 1938

Elizabeth E Bailey university dean (Carnegie Mellon)

26 Nov 1938

Rich Little impressionistactor (Love on a Rooftop) born in Ottawa Canada

26 Nov 1942

Olivia Cole American actress (Roots Backstairs at the White House) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2018)

26 Nov 1943

Jan Stenerud Norwegian NFL place kicker (Kansas City Chiefs)

26 Nov 1945

John McVie British rock bassist (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours Tusk)

26 Nov 1945

Tandy Cronyn actress (Twisted Guardian Age Old Friends)

26 Nov 1947

Richie Hebner American baseball player born in Norwood Massachusetts

26 Nov 1948

Galina Prozumenschikova USSR 200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1964)

26 Nov 1948

Kreimir osi Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)

26 Nov 1951

La Cicciolina [Ilona Staller] Italian MP born in Budapest Hungary

26 Nov 1952

Wendy Turnbell Australia tennis player (197982 US Opens Double)

26 Nov 1954

Velupillai Prabhakaran Sri Lankan militant leader

26 Nov 1955

Jay Howell baseball pitcher (NY Yankees Oakland As)

26 Nov 1955

Tracy [Raye] Hickman American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning)

26 Nov 1959

Jamie Rose actress (St Elsewhere Falcon Crest) born in NYC New York

26 Nov 1959

Mike Moore baseball player born in Eakly Oklahoma

26 Nov 1961

Dave Hannan Sudbury NHL center (Buffalo Sabres Colorado Avalanche)

26 Nov 1961

Marcy Walker actress (Liza-All My Child Santa Barbara) born in Paducah Kentucky

26 Nov 1962

Chuck Finley Monroe LA pitcher (California Angels)

26 Nov 1962

John Samuel Inman PGA golfer (1993 Buick South Open) born in Greensboro North Carolina

26 Nov 1962

Mike Johnson NFL inside linebacker (Detroit Lions)

26 Nov 1963

Allyson Rice-Taylor actress (As the World Turns) born in Huntington West Virginia

26 Nov 1963

Mario Elie NBA forwardguard (Houston Rockets)

26 Nov 1963

Adam Gaynor American musician (Matchbox Twenty)

26 Nov 1964

Al Smith American former NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers) born in Los Angeles California

26 Nov 1964

Jeff Jaeger NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders Chicago Bears)

26 Nov 1964

Vreni Schneider Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988)

26 Nov 1967

Karol Rusznyak hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)

26 Nov 1967

Ridley Jacobs cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian ODI 1996)

26 Nov 1968

Steve Lofton NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers NE Patriots)

26 Nov 1969

Shawn Kemp NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers Seattle Supersonics)

26 Nov 1970

John Amaechi NBA centerforward (Cleveland Cavaliers)

26 Nov 1970

Lorissa McComas actress (Lap Dancing Vamp) born in Columbus Ohio

26 Nov 1970

Mark Dixon CFL offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)

26 Nov 1971

Emma Robinson rower (Olympics 1996) born in Montreal Quebec

26 Nov 1971

Vince Danielsen CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)

26 Nov 1972

Nicole Beach model (Wonderbra) born in Phoenix Arizona

26 Nov 1973

John Zimmerman pairs skater (& Steigler) born in Birmingham Alabama

26 Nov 1974

David Barnard WLAF defensive tackle (Scotland Claymores)

26 Nov 1974

Richard Ikeda gymnast (Olympics 1996) born in Kamloops British Columbia

26 Nov 1607

John Harvard English clergyman and benefactor of Harvard College born in Southwark Surrey England (d. 1638)

26 Nov 1810

William Armstrong 1st Baron Armstrong and British industralist and inventor (hydraulic crane Armstrong Gun) born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1900)

26 Nov 1811

Zeng Guofan Chinese statesman military general and Confucian scholar of the late Qing dynasty born in Xiangxiang Hunan Province Qing Empire (d. 1872)

26 Nov 1869

Maud of Wales Queen of Norway spouse of King Haakon VII born in Marlborough House London (d. 1938)

26 Nov 1873

Fred Herd Scottish golfer (US Open 1898) born in St. Andrews Scotland (d. 1954)

26 Nov 1887

Ernest de Silva Sri Lankan business magnate and philanthropist born in Colombo British Ceylon (d. 1957)

26 Nov 1922

tienne Gailly Belgian long distance runner (famous Olympic bronze finish 1948) born in Beringen Belgium (d. 1971)

26 Nov 1926

Mauro Bortolotti Italian composer born in Narni Italy (d. 2007)

26 Nov 1927

Ernie Coombs American-Canadian childrens entertainer (Mr. Dressup) born in Lewiston Maine (d. 2001)

26 Nov 1929

Joyce McCartan Irish peace campaigner born in Banbridge County Down Ireland (d. 1995)

26 Nov 1929

Lorraine Macleod dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) (d. 1995)

26 Nov 1929

Slavko Avsenik Slovenian musician born in Begunje Slovenia (d. 2015)

26 Nov 1930

Berthold Leibinger German entrepreneur (Trumpf) and philanthropist born in Stuttgart Baden-Wrttemberg Germany (d. 2018)

26 Nov 1931

Adrianus Johannes Simonis Archbishop of Utrecht (1983-2007) born in Lisse Netherlands

26 Nov 1931

Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo Italian downhill skier (Olympic bronze 1952 60) born in Vallonara di Marostica Italy

26 Nov 1932

Alan Stout American composer born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2018)

26 Nov 1934

Lyudmila Shevtsova Soviet 800m runner (Olympic gold 1960) born in Taman Krasnodar Krai Russian SFSR

26 Nov 1935

Marian Mercer American actress and singer (Dean Martin Show) born in Akron Ohio (d. 2011)

26 Nov 1936

Margaret Boden English philosopher (Research Professor of Cognitive Science in the Department of Informatics at the University of Sussex) born in London

26 Nov 1937

Bob Babbitt [Robert Kreinar] Hungarian-American bassist (The Funk Brothers) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2012)

26 Nov 1945

Ethan Russell American photographer and author (photographed covers for the Beatles Rolling Stones and The Who) born in Mt. Kisco New York

26 Nov 1950

Jorge Orta Mexican baseball second baseman and outfielder (MLB All Star 1975 80 Chicago WS) born in Mazatln Mexico

26 Nov 1966

Sue Wicks American Womens Basketball Hall of Fame forward (WNBA All Star 2000 NY Liberty) born in Center Moriches New York

26 Nov 1969

Kara Walker American artist born in Stockton California

26 Nov 1976

Maven Huffman American professional wrestler (WWFE) born in Crimora Virginia

26 Nov 1878

Marshall Taylor American track cyclist (first African-American world champion 1899 World Track Cships) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1932)

26 Nov 1913

Foy Draper American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1936 WR 39.8s) born in Georgetown Texas (d. 1943)

26 Nov 1915

Herbert Joeks [Herman Hugten] Dutch actor (Snip & Snap Pipo de clown) born in Haarlem Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1993)

26 Nov 1918

Patricio Aylwin Chilean lawyer politician and President of Chile (1990-94) born in Via del Mar Chile (d. 2016)

26 Nov 1925

Eugene Istomin American pianist (Leventritt Award-1943) born in NYC New York (d. 2003)

26 Nov 1936

Jan Liberda Polish soccer forward (35 caps Polonia Bytom) born in Bytom Poland (d. 2020)

26 Nov 1937

Boris Yegorov Soviet physician and cosmonaut (Voskhod I) born in Moscow Soviet Union (d. 1994)

26 Nov 1938

Porter Goss American politician (Rep-R-Florida) and 1st Director of the Central Intelligence Agency born in Waterbury Connecticut

26 Nov 1938

Rich Little Canadian-American impressionist and actor (Love on a Rooftop) born in Ottawa Ontario

26 Nov 1938

Rodney Jory Australian physicist born in Adelaide Australia

26 Nov 1939

Jeremy Boorda U.S. Navy admiral (25th Chief of Naval Operations) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 1996)

26 Nov 1939

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Malaysian politician (5th Prime Minister of Malaysia 2003-09) born in Bayan Lepas Penang Malaysia

26 Nov 1941

Jeff Torborg American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers) born in Plainfield New Jersey

26 Nov 1941

Susanne Marsee American mezzo-soprano born in San Diego California

26 Nov 1943

Jerry Kleczka American politician (Rep-D-WI 1984-2005) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2017)

26 Nov 1943

Jan Stenerud Norwegian-American NFL place kicker (Kansas City Chiefs) born in Fetsund Norway

26 Nov 1943

Paul Burnett English radio disc jockey born in Hulme Manchester England

26 Nov 1943

Marilynne Robinson American writer (Gilead) born in Sandpoint Idaho

26 Nov 1944

Alan Henderson Irish rock bassist (Them) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2017)

26 Nov 1944

Jean Terrell American singer (The Supremes) born in Belzoni Mississippi

26 Nov 1945

Daniel Davis American actor (Niles-Nanny) born in Gurdon Arkansas

26 Nov 1945

John McVie British rock bassist (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours Tusk) born in Ealing Middlesex England

26 Nov 1945

Tandy Cronyn American actress (Twisted Guardian Age Old Friends) born in Los Angeles California

26 Nov 1945

Bjrn von Sydow Swedish politician (Minister for Defence) born in Solna Stockholm Sweden

26 Nov 1946

Angus Suttie English potter and teacher of art ceramics born in Tealing Scotland (d. 1993)

26 Nov 1946

Bert Ruiter Dutch bassist (Earth & Fire Focus) born in Amsterdam

26 Nov 1947

Larry Gura American MLB baseball player born in Joliet Illinois

26 Nov 1947

Susanne Zenor American actress (Days of Our Lives) born in Louisville Kentucky

26 Nov 1948

Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet 200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1964) born in Sevastopol Russian SFSR

26 Nov 1948

Kreimir osi Croatian basketball player born in Zagreb PR Croatia FPR Yugoslavia (d. 1995)

26 Nov 1948

Claes Elfsberg Swedish television presenter born in Stockholm Sweden

26 Nov 1949

Shlomo Artzi Israeli singer and songwriter born in Alonei Abba Israel

26 Nov 1949

Juanin Clay American actress (The Legend of the Lone Ranger) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1995)

26 Nov 1951

La Cicciolina [Ilona Staller] Italian MP born in Budapest Hungary

26 Nov 1952

Wendy Turnbell Australian tennis player (197982 US Opens Double) born in Brisbane Australia

26 Nov 1953

Hilary Benn British Labour Party politician born in Hammersmith London

26 Nov 1953

Harry Carson American football player (New York Giants) born in Florence South Carolina

26 Nov 1954

Roz Chast American cartoonist (Cant We Talk About Something More Pleasant) born in Brooklyn New York

26 Nov 1954

Velupillai Prabhakaran Sri Lankan founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam born in Valvettithurai Dominion of Ceylon (d. 2009)

26 Nov 1955

Bob Walk American baseball player born in Van Nuys California

26 Nov 1955

Jay Howell American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees Oakland As) born in Miami Florida

26 Nov 1955

Tracy Hickman American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning) born in Salt Lake City Utah

26 Nov 1956

Dale Jarrett American race car driver (Daytona 500 champion 1993 96 2000) born in Conover North Carolina

26 Nov 1956

Don Lake Canadian television writer (The Bonnie Hunt Show) born in Toronto Ontario

26 Nov 1956

Marty Smith American motocross racer (AMA 125cc 1974 75 AMA 500cc 1977) born in San Diego California (d. 2020)

26 Nov 1958

Steve Buyer American politician (Rep-R-Indiana) born in Rensselaer Indiana

26 Nov 1959

Jamie Rose American actress (St Elsewhere Falcon Crest) born in NYC New York

26 Nov 1959

Mike Moore American baseball player born in Eakly Oklahoma

26 Nov 1960

Harold Reynolds American baseball player born in Eugene Oregon

26 Nov 1961

Dave Hannan Canadian NHL center (Buffalo Sabres Colorado Avalanche) born in Onaping Falls Ontario

26 Nov 1961

Marcy Walker American actress (Liza-All My Child Santa Barbara) born in Paducah Kentucky

26 Nov 1961

Ivory [Lisa Moretti] American professional wrestler born in Inglewood California

26 Nov 1962

Chuck Finley American baseball pitcher (California Angels) born in Monroe Louisiana

26 Nov 1962

Mike Johnson American NFL inside linebacker (Detroit Lions) born in Southport North Carolina

26 Nov 1963

Allyson Rice-Taylor American actress (As the World Turns) born in Huntington West Virginia

26 Nov 1963

Mario Elie American NBA forward and guard (Houston Rockets) born in NYC New York

26 Nov 1963

Adam Gaynor American musician (Matchbox Twenty) born in NYC New York

26 Nov 1964

Jeff Jaeger American NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders Chicago Bears) born in Tacoma Washington

26 Nov 1964

Vreni Schneider Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988 94) born in Elm Switzerland

26 Nov 1966

Jay Berger American tennis star born in Fort Dix New Jersey

26 Nov 1966

Garcelle Beauvais Haitian fashion model and actress (The Jamie Foxx Show) born in Saint-Marc Haiti

26 Nov 1967

Ridley Jacobs Antiguan cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian ODI 1996) born in Swetes Village Antigua and Barbuda

26 Nov 1968

Steve Lofton American NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers NE Patriots) born in Jacksonville Texas

26 Nov 1969

Sam Militello American baseball player born in Tampa Florida

26 Nov 1969

Shawn Kemp American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers Seattle Supersonics) born in Elkhart Indiana

26 Nov 1970

Greg Graham American NBA guard (NJ Nets) born in Indianapolis Indiana

26 Nov 1970

John Amaechi English psychologist and NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers) born in Boston Massachusetts

26 Nov 1970

Lorissa McComas American actress (Lap Dancing Vamp) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2009)

26 Nov 1970

Dave Hughes Australian comedian (Hughesy We Have a Problem) born in Warrnambool Victoria

26 Nov 1971

Winky Wright American professional boxer born in Washington D.C.

26 Nov 1972

Nicole Beach American model (Wonderbra) born in Phoenix Arizona

26 Nov 1972

Arjun Rampal Indian actor (Rock On) born in Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh India

26 Nov 1973

John Zimmerman American pairs skater (with partner Steigler) born in Birmingham Alabama

26 Nov 1973

Peter Facinelli American actor (Fastlane) born in Queens New York

26 Nov 1974

Jamie Jones American singer (All 4 One) born in Los Angeles California

26 Nov 1974

Tammy Lynn Michaels American actress (Popular) born in Lafayette Indiana

26 Nov 1976

Brian Schneider American baseball player (Washington Nationals) born in Jacksonville Florida

26 Nov 1977

Ivan Basso Italian cyclist born in Gallarate Province of Varese Italy

26 Nov 1977

John Parrish American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) born in Lancaster Pennsylvania

26 Nov 1977

Paris Lenon American football player born in Lynchburg Virginia

26 Nov 1978

Matthew Taylor American bassist (Motion City Soundtrack) born in Richmond Virginia

26 Nov 1904

Armand Frappier French Canadian physician and microbiologist born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec Canada (d. 1991)

26 Nov 1905

Bob Johnson American MLB baseball outfielder 1933-45 (Philadelphia Athletics and two other teams) born in Pryor Oklahoma (d. 1982)

26 Nov 1907

Kansas City Frank [Melrose] American jazz and blues pianist born in Sumner Illinois (d. 1941)

26 Nov 1907

Henry Hot Lips Levine British-American dixieland jazz trumpeter and bandleader born in London England (d. 1989)

26 Nov 1912

Gunnar Snstevold Norwegian jazz pianist and orchestral and film score composer (Litany In Atlanta The Dorian Cage) born in Elverum Norway (d. 1991)

26 Nov 1915

Earl Wild American composer and pianist (Caesars Hour 1952-56 NBC Symphony 1937-44) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2010)

26 Nov 1917

Nesuhi Ertegn TurkishAmerican jazz record producer & executive (Atlantic Records Warner Music) born in Istanbul ottoman Empire (now Turkey) (d. 1989)

26 Nov 1924

Irwin Hoffman American conductor born in New York City (d. 2018)

26 Nov 1924

Michael Holliday [Norman Milne] British pop singer (The Story of My Life) born in Liverpool England (d. 1963)

26 Nov 1924

Bobby Sharp American piano player songwriter (Unchain My Heart) and drug rehab counselor born in Topeka Kansas (d. 2013)

26 Nov 1939

David White American singer and songwriter (Danny And The Juniors - At The Hop Leslie Gore - You Dont Own Me) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2019)

26 Nov 1939

Art Themen British jazz saxophonist and orthopedic surgeon born in Manchester England

26 Nov 1944

Jean Terrell American singer (The Supremes 1970-73) born in Belzoni Mississippi

26 Nov 1945

John McVie British rock bassist (John Mayalls Blues Breakers Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Tusk) born in Ealing Middlesex England

26 Nov 1945

Jim Mullen Scottish session and touring jazz-rock-funk guitarist (Pete Brown & Piblokto Average White Band Terry Callier) born in Glasgow Scotland

26 Nov 1946

Bert Ruiter Dutch bassist (Earth & Fire Focus) born in Amsterdam Netherlands

26 Nov 1946

Ray Kennedy American songwriter (Sail On Sailor) session and touring singer musician and record producer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2014)

26 Nov 1949

Ivan Patzaichin Romanian canoeist (Olympic gold C-2 1000m 1968 80 84 C-1 1000m 1972 World Cship gold x 8) born in Crian Tulcea County Romania (d. 2021)

26 Nov 1963

Adam Gaynor American guitarist (Matchbox Twenty 1995-2005 - If Youre Gone) born in New York City

26 Nov 1964

Al Smith American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1991 92 All-Pro 1992 Houston Oilers) born in Los Angeles California

26 Nov 1967

John Stirratt American bassist (Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot) born in New Orleans Louisiana

26 Nov 1852

Yamamoto Gonnohye Japanese admiral and politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1913-1914 1923-1924) born in Kagoshima Japan (d. 1933)

26 Nov 1866

Hugh Duffy American Baseball HOF outfielder (Triple Crown & MLB record .440 batting average single season 1894 Boston Beaneaters) born in Cranston Rhode Island (d. 1954)

26 Nov 1878

(Marshall) Major Taylor American track cyclist (first African-American world champion 1899 World Track Cships) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1932)

26 Nov 1905

Bob Johnson American baseball outfielder (8 x MLB All Star Philadelphia Athletics Boston Red Sox) born in Pryor Oklahoma (d. 1982)

26 Nov 1908

Lefty Gomez American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 MLB All-Star 5 World Series Triple Crown 1934 37 NY Yankees) born in Rodeo California (d. 1989)

26 Nov 1924

Jasu Patel Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests 29 wickets BB 9-69 v Aust 1959 Gujarat) born in Ahmedabad India (d. 1992)

26 Nov 1926

Michael Butler American theatrical producer (Hair Lenny) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2022)

26 Nov 1934

Lyudmila Shevtsova Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 800m 1960) born in Taman Krasnodar Krai Russia

26 Nov 1937

Bob Babbitt [Robert Kreinar] Hungarian-American session bassist (Motowns The Funk Brothers) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2012)

26 Nov 1948

Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1964) born in Sevastopol Russian SFSR Soviet Union (d. 2015)

26 Nov 1949

Shlomo Artzi Israeli folk-rock singer-songwriter (Yareakh Moon) born in Alonei Abba Israel

26 Nov 1950

Jorge Orta Mexican baseball second baseman and outfielder (MLB All Star 1975 80 Chicago White Sox) born in Mazatln Mexico

26 Nov 1953

Shelley Moore Capito American politician (Senator-R-West Virginia Rep-R-WV 2001-15) born in Glen Dale West Virginia

26 Nov 1956

Nico Slothouwer Dutch poet (The Man and His Bag) born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1987)

26 Nov 1969

Kara Walker American artist (The Subtlety) born in Stockton California

26 Nov 1905

Emlyn Williams Welsh actor (Ivanhoe I Accuse) and playwright (The Corn Is Green) born in Mostyn Wales (d. 1987)

26 Nov 1911

Samuel Reshevsky Polish-American chess grandmaster (World Cship 3rd 1948 8 x US Cship gold) born in Ozorkw Poland (d. 1992)

26 Nov 1917

Nesuhi Ertegn TurkishAmerican jazz record producer and label executive (Atlantic Records Warner Music) born in Istanbul Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) (d. 1989)

26 Nov 1921

Franoise Gilot French painter designer and author (Life with Picasso) born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 2023)

26 Nov 1924

Irwin Hoffman American conductor (Vancouver Symphony 1952-64 Chicago Symphony 1964-70 Costa Rica National Symphony 1987-2001) born in New York City (d. 2018)

26 Nov 1929

Betta St John [Betty Jean Striegler] American actress singer and dancer (Dream Wife Corridors of Blood) born in Hawthorne California (d. 2023)

26 Nov 1929

Lorraine Macleod American dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) born in Maine (d. 1995)

26 Nov 1929

Slavko Avsenik Slovenian polka and Oberkrain ethnic accordionist piano player and composers (Avsenik Brothers Ensemble) born in Begunje Slovenia (d. 2015)

26 Nov 1939

Mark Margolis American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad The Wrestler) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2023)

26 Nov 1941

Amos Garrett American-Canadian session and touring blues rock and roots guitarist (Maria Muldaur Anne Murray Doug Sahm) born in Detroit Michigan

26 Nov 1945

Michael Omartian American session pop country and contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and keyboardist (We Are The World) and Grammy Award-winning producer (Christopher Cross) born in Evanston Illinois

26 Nov 1948

Galina Prozumenshchikova Ukrainian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 200m breaststroke 1964 silver 100m breaststroke 1968 72 bronze 200m breaststroke 1968 72) born in Sevastopol Ukraine (d. 2015)

26 Nov 1956

Dale Jarrett American auto racer (Daytona 500 1993 96 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1999) and broadcaster (ESPN ABC NBC) born in Conover North Carolina

26 Nov 1961

Marcy Walker American actress (All My Children - Liza Santa Barbara) born in Paducah Kentucky

26 Nov 1968

Haluk Levent Turkish rock musician (founded NGO Ahbap) born in Adana Turkey

26 Nov 1795

Cornelis Pieter Jacob Elout Dutch military Major-General who served in Sumatra born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1843)

26 Nov 1876

Bart van der Leck Dutch painter and co-founder of the De Stijl movement born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1958)

26 Nov 1911

Raymond Scheyven Belgian banker minister of Economic Affairs and founder of the Socrates Service - a WWII underground civil resistance group born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1987)

26 Nov 1919

Frederik Pohl American sci-fi author (3 Hugo Gateway Bipohl) born in New York City (d. 2013)

26 Nov 1924

George Segal American painter and sculptor of lifelike mixed-media figures (Bus Driver) born in New York City (d. 2000)

26 Nov 1925

Eugene Istomin American pianist (Leventritt Award-1943) born in New York City (d. 2003)

26 Nov 1929

Betta St John [Betty Jean Striegler] American-English stage and screen actress singer and dancer (Dream Wife Carousel Corridors of Blood) born in Hawthorne California (d. 2023)

26 Nov 1929

Slavko Avsenik Slovenian polka and Oberkrain ethnic accordionist piano player and composer (Avsenik Brothers Ensemble) born in Begunje na Gorenjskem Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) (d. 2015)

26 Nov 1931

Adrianus Johannes Simonis Dutch clergyman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Utrecht (1983-2007) born in Lisse Netherlands (d. 2020)

26 Nov 1946

Martin Lee [Barnes] British pop singer (Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me) born in London (d. 2024)

26 Nov 1949

Maggie Donnelly London bag lady depicted in TV show Bag Lady born in the United Kingdom (d. 1996)

26 Nov 1950

Dieter Burdenski German soccer goalkeeper (12 caps West Germany Werder Bremen 479 games) born in Bremen Germany (d. 2024)

26 Nov 1959

Jamie Rose American actress (St Elsewhere Falcon Crest) born in New York City

26 Nov 1960

Harold Reynolds American baseball infielder who was MLB All-Star 1987 88 3 Gold Glove Award Seattle Mariners and broadcaster for ESPN MLB.com Fox Sports born in Eugene Oregon

26 Nov 1963

Mario Elie American NBA forward and guard (Houston Rockets) born in New York City

26 Nov 1966

Sue Wicks American Womens Basketball Hall of Fame forward (WNBA All-Star 2000 NY Liberty) born in Center Moriches New York

26 Nov 1436

Princess Catherine of Portugal [Infanta Catarina] Portuguese princess nun writer and daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1463)

26 Nov 1288

Go-Daigo 96th Emperor of Japan (1318-39) who successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate establishing the Kenmu Restoration (1333-36) born in Heian Ky Japan (d. 1339)

26 Nov 1640

Carl Rosier Dutch baroque composer born in Prince-Bishopric of Lige Holy Roman Empire (d. 1725)

26 Nov 1744

Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff German composer born in Erlangen Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1785)

26 Nov 1795

Cornelis Pieter Jacob Elout Dutch military Major-General who served in Sumatra (2nd Padri War 1831-37) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1843)

26 Nov 1809

Mari Obiols Catalan composer conductor music director (Gran Teatre del Liceu 1847-88) and music educator born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1888)

26 Nov 1828

Ren Goblet French politician (41st Prime Minister of France. 1886-87) born in Aire-sur-la-Lys France (d. 1905)

26 Nov 1865

Earl Ross Drake American violinist and composer (The Mite and the Mighty) born in Aurora Illinois (d. 1916)

26 Nov 1899

Maurice Rose American army officer (WWi WWII) highest-ranking American killed by enemy fire in Europe born in Middletown Connecticut (d. 1945)

26 Nov 1902

Maurice Mac McDonald American fast food pioneer co-founder of McDonalds born in Manchester New Hampshire (d. 1971)

26 Nov 1906

Sandro Fuga Italian composer and pianist born in Mogliano Veneto Kingdom of Italy (d. 1994)

26 Nov 1910

Cyril Cusack South African actor (The Day of the Jackal Fahrenheit 451) born in Durban South Africa (d. 1993)

26 Nov 1924

Victor Grinich Croatian-American semiconductor industry pioneer and member of the traitorous eight (Fairchild Semiconductor) born in Aberdeen Washington (d. 2000)

26 Nov 1925

Eugene Istomin American concert pianist (Leventritt Award 1943 Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio) born in New York City (d. 2003)

26 Nov 1926

Ed Williams American broadcasting teacher and actor (Naked Gun Police Squad) born in San Jose California (d. 2025)

26 Nov 1927

John Carter American actor (Scarface The Hoax Badlands Falcon Crest) born in Center Ridge Arkansas (d. 2015)

26 Nov 1936

Lalith Athulathmudali Sri Lankan minister (United National Party) born in Colombo Ceylon

26 Nov 1936

Margaret Boden British philosopher (Research Professor of Cognitive Science in the Department of Informatics at the University of Sussex) born in London (d. 2025)

26 Nov 1939

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Malaysian politician (5th Prime Minister of Malaysia 2003-09) born in Bayan Lepas Penang Malaysia (d. 2025)

26 Nov 1940

Michael DeLano [Del Fatti] American actor (Rhoda Supertrain) born in Virginia (d. 2025)

26 Nov 1941

Jeff Torborg American baseball catcher (World Series 1965 LA Dodgers) and manager (AL Manager of the Year 1990 Chicago WS) born in Plainfield New Jersey (d. 2025)

26 Nov 1944

Johanna Ans Schut Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3000m 1968 3 x WR 3000m 1969) born in Apeldoorn Netherlands (d. 2025)

26 Nov 1946

Art Shell American NFL player and coach (LA Raiders) the second Black head coach in professional football history born in Charleston South Carolina

26 Nov 1947

Javier Snchez Mexican soccer defender (52 caps Cruz Azul Amrica Deportivo Neza) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2025)

26 Nov 1947

Susanne Zenor American actress (Margo Anderman in Days of Our Lives) born in Louisville Kentucky

26 Nov 1948

Claes Elfsberg Swedish television presenter (Rapport Aktuellt) born in Stockholm Sweden

26 Nov 1961

Ivory [Lisa Moretti] American professional wrestler (WWE Raw GLOW Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) born in Inglewood California

26 Nov 1963

Allyson Rice-Taylor American actress (Connor Walsh in As the World Turns) born in Huntington West Virginia

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